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BUSINESS STATISTICS w NOVEMBER 9, 1973 £*n IA\ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT fwi I 1 L&lLs Tn TO THE n SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* LJ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1967 = 100 170 1967 = 100 170 ELECTRIC P O W E R P R O D U C T I O N (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) 160 ^~\s 150 ~ - 140 - 130 Monthy 120 i i i i i 1 i i r ! i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 I L- L 1 - 1 ,,L,...L_L-JL_JL_ 1971 1970 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1973 1972 J FMAMJJASOND Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1967 = 100 1967=100 200 200 RAW 150 STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and all other forms) — — — 100 50 - 150 1973 p^X-^100 — 50 Monthy 0 _JJ I 1 1 1 L_J 1 1 1 L_ —1—L^J—1—1 1970 1—1 1 1—1—L 1 1 1 t 1,1 J...JL_J_1_ I 1971 i i i Billion$ 140 Biiiion$ 100 NEW CONSTRUCTION (Seas, adj., at annual rates^ 80 i 1 i i i i Weekly i t 1973 1972 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. i I I t ! I I I 1,' I BiIlion$ 90 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 80 I J F M A M J J A S O N D Bill ionc> 120 (seasonally adjusted) 110 Inventories (right scale) ^^*" S**^ f*- . 80 —«** H 60 70 40 60 •\ ,' Shipments (left scale) J^ Private Residential, Nonfarm (right scale) 60 i » i 1 1 1 i i i 11.« i t I.I i t i i i 1 1 i i i 1 1 i i i i i I 2 1970 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1972 1973 0 50 _I_I i i i 1 i i 1970 1 1 1 1 1 lj 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected weekly IJZL S ** ,~1 A 90 *-' M i il i i i i 1 I i i i I 1972 H ioo i i i i I 1 I .J_I_»..J_ 1973 80 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1972 1973 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Oct. 13 O c t . 20 O c t . 27 Nov. 3 1967=100..| 124.6 125.2 194.7 193.8 191.1 190.5 ...mil. $..| do., 9,007 5,843 159 001 9,722 6,411 9,869 6,551 9,876 6,443 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do....| FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)...number. 196 1,532 1,383 186 242 1,545 1,377 195 207 1,469 1,302 171 218 1,435 1,283 150 209 188 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3] mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do... Member bank reserve balances ^/ .....do... Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do... 63,484 77,677 33,555 150 63,456 77,400 33,704 210 68,886 82,911 34,721 327 69,156 83,848 34,980 -118 68,970 84,607 34,911 275 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: kj Demand deposits, adjusted do... Savings deposits do... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total do... U.S. Government obligations.............. do... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do... Real estate loans (gross) do... 92,678 58,170 293,791 25,960 87,436 44,775 96,220 58,113 297,561 25,985 88,061 44,976 99,862 56,173 344,622 23,179 108,178 53,318 97,975 56,189 339,144 22,830 107,696 53,597 97,784 56,183 339,791 23,108 107,252 53,648 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent 7.58 Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10..| 110.72 Industrial, 425 stocks do.. 123.67 7.57 112.67 125.75 7.94 109.22 122.60 7.95 109.97 123.65 7.98 110.27 124.06 11,590 33,092 209,107 9,559 12,250 35,318 195,005 9,362 12,240 34,236 214,100 9,324 12,285 33,998 211,377 9,330 2,646 108.5 2,626 107.6 2,882 118.1 2,915 119.5 2,915 119.5 16.5 16.7 17„2 17.6 17.5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 1} ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate J/ Steel, raw Index of production thous. sh. tons.. 11,490 mil. kw.-hr.. 32,308 number.. 205,095 thous. bbl.. 9,632 thous. sh. tons.. 19 67=100 . . RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES _!_/ Data do not always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. bil.. 2J Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY 3 / Daily a v e r a g e . 68,783 83,299 34,966 123 108.29 121.72 219,792 2,929 120.0 4 / Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1972 Aug. 1973 July Sept. Aug. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1] Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $ do.. do.. do.. • .do.• 61,578 32,367 2,072 4,743 3,992 67,168 36,579 2,064 5,122 4,261 76,273 42,641 2,270 6,402 4,732 67,354 36,640 2,045 5,536 4,295 r70,827 37,291 r2,229 5,846 r4,455 75,142 40,862 2,207 6,131 4,681 do.. do.. do.. do.. 4,867 4,584 7,086 1,119 5,398 5,021 9,543 1,242 6,750 5,583 11,249 1,263 5,705 4,909 9,151 1,119 r5,734 r5,230 8,281 rl,168 6,401 5,649 10,134 1,313 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ do.. Food and kindred products.........................do.. Tobacco products.. .do.. Textile mill products... • ...do.. 29,211 9,639 509 2,313 30,589 10,375 502 2,438 33,632 11,383 555 2,725 30,714 10,806 517 2,200 r33,536 rll,750 r560 r2,602 34,280 11,952 514 2,618 do.. do.. do.. do.. do. . 2,414 4,798 2,553 1,636 63,686 2,456 5,076 2,611 1,735 64,503 2,833 5,962 2,953 1,794 71,616 2,562 5,152 2,919 1,580 73,248 r2,798 r5,536 r3,017 rl,702 r73,021 2,801 5,682 3,139 1,732 72,832 do.. do.. do.. do.. 34,687 1,940 5,002 3,931 35,249 1,926 5,212 3,935 39,257 2,072 5,789 4,411 40,779 2,075 6,023 4,606 39,633 r2,084 6,165 r4,385 39,984 2,062 6,241 4,369 do.. do.. do.. do.. 5,196 4,677 9,153 1,115 5,221 4,695 9,411 1,140 6,159 5,265 10,229 1,186 6,240 5,405 11,173 1,196 r6,117 6,181 5,287 10,596 1,204 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery. Transportation equipment Instruments and related products... Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals. Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery. .«.« oaSoc«=os==s Transportation equipment Instruments and related products...... xj Revised. 1/ I n c l u d e s d a t a for " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. 11,507 ~K OCO r10,281 rl,163 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 972 July Sept. Aug. Sept. 28,999 9,696 491 2,269 2,384 4,886 2,544 1,636 29,254 9,817 485 2,312 2,387 4,874 2,584 1,700 32,359 11,071 515 2,566 2,708 5,593 2,883 1,677 32,469 11,222 506 2,550 2,722 5,641 2,936 1,712 r33,388 rll,827 540 r2,550 r2,767 r5,694 r3,0l7 rl,700 32,848 11,318 497 2,486 2,724 5,497 3,118 1,695 do... do... do... do... 105,552 68,639 36,913 105,822 105,311 68,529 36,782 106,168 113,175 73,911 39,264 113,025 113,367 74,051 39,316 113,910 rll4,465 r75,117 r39,348 rll4,907 114,725 75,461 39,264 115,793 do... do.o. do. . • do... ..do... do. . . do... do... 68,568 2,420 9,801 7,536 13,819 10,084 15,956 2,663 68,875 2,442 9,799 7,623 13,969 10,158 15,822 2,679 73,801 2,593 9,391 8,230 15,386 11,369 16,977 2,823 74,278 2,669 9,452 8,238 15,504 11,514 17,029 2,879 r75,213 r2,679 r9,346 r8,378 rl5,681 rll,742 rl7,328 r2,978 76,006 2,693 9,350 8,510 15,889 11,828 17,514 3,054 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. .do. do. .....do. ..do. ...do. 37,254 9,566 2,228 3,992 2,844 6,930 2,350 2,338 62,329 33,143 29,186 64,809 37,293 9,471 2,263 3,972 2,870 6,962 2,374 2,322 69,095 38,466 30,629 66,620 39,224 10,042 2,343 4,317 2,992 7,046 2,335 2,484 78,486 44,914 33,572 75,361 39,632 10,135 2,331 4,349 3,006 7,136 2,412 2,532 70,068 39,411 30,657 75,145 r39,694 rl0,011 2,399 4,379 r3,032 r7,140 r2,388 r2,539 r73,233 39,737 r33,496 r76,113 39,787 10,004 2,396 4,439 3,063 7,170 2,361 2,541 76,867 42,651 34,216 74,923 do. do. ..do. .do. .do. .do. ...do. do. ...do. 35,772 5,516 4,053 5,345 4,659 9,453 29,037 7,515 21,522 37,292 5,441 4,195 5,521 5,161 10,003 29,328 7,576 21,752 43,016 7,015 4,672 6,719 5,682 11,329 32,345 8,186 24,159 42,697 6,658 5,008 6,902 5,676 10,980 32,448 8,242 24,206 42,689 7,150 r4,903 r6,647 r5,701 10,948 r33,424 r8,370 r25,054 42,106 6,243 4,996 6,837 5,653 10,868 32,817 8,265 24,552 80,005 76,408 3,597 80,462 81,932 78,295 3,637 82,579 100,983 96,222 4,761 102,355 103,699 98,995 4,704 104,246 rl06,104 101,441 r4,663 rl07,344 107,832 103,232 4,600 109,437 76,815 7,570 10,386 13,369 14,728 24,662 3,647 78,858 7,799 10,596 13,669 15,194 25,254 3,721 97,647 13,181 12,285 17,926 17,984 29,126 4,708 99,560 13,815 12,686 18,587 18,256 28,932 4,686 102,621 14,798 rl3,206 rl9,118 rl8,610 29,598 r4,723 104,745 14,800 13,833 19,776 18,975 29,872 4,692 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.) , TOTAL mil. S. . Private, total • do... • Residential (incl. farm) do.... New housing units .....do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ do.... Industrial do.... Commercial do.... Public, total do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $.. Private, total do.... Residential (incl. farm) ..........do.... New housing units .do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 2jmmm do.... Industrial do.. . . Commercial .do. . . • Publ ic, total do. . . . CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1967=100= a CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: Engineering News-Record: Building 1967=100. . Construction. ...do.... 11,420 8,542 5,054 4,143 2,144 415 1,203 2,878 11,489 8,597 5,075 4,215 2,171 401 1 ,.252 2,892 12,277 9,378 5.476 4,411 2,428 510 1,372 2,899 rl2,421 r9,572 r5,555 r4,544 r2,483 545 1,384 r2,849 rl2,772 r9,712 r5,545 r4,551 r2,550 r587 r1,422 r3,060 12,344 9,446 5,346 4,399 2,491 573 1,386 2,898 123.0 93.9 54.5 44.7 24.1 4.7 13.4 29.2 125.1 94.5 55.5 45.9 23.7 4.5 13.4 30.6 135.9 104.9 60.1 49.5 28.0 5o9 15.7 31.0 rl38.4 106.9 r60.2 r49.5 28.9 6.3 16.1 r31.5 rl38.1 rl07.0 r60.0 r49.2 r28.6 6.7 15.8 31.1 134.9 104.2 58.7 48.0 27.3 6.5 14.9 30.8 139 140 151 152 153 153 156.4 165.4 157.9 166.2 168.5 176.5 168.3 177.0 169.4 178.8 *170.4 *179.7 r_/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries' not shown. 172.3; construction, 180.0. 11,507 _2/ Except farm and public utilities. Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products..... Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total \J Stone, clay, and glass products. Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total ]_/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products.... Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total... Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders..... mil. $. do... .do... do... do... ....do... do... do... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do.... Durable goods industries, total • do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL do.... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.o.. Primary metals ..do.... Fabricated metal products do.... Machinery, except electrical do.... Electrical machinery do.... Transportation equipment. do. . • • Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE *Index as of Oct. 1, 1972: Building MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1972 1973 Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. 89 ,591 87 1 76 82 ,707 3 ,721 78 ,986 4 ,470 93 ,227 90 91 7 86 ,367 4 ,165 82 ,201 4 ,550 92,436 90,129 85,921 3,826 82,095 4,208 91,298 89 s 006 84,841 3,436 81,406 4,165 92,046 89,757 85,994 3,525 82,469 3,763 87,066 82,256 3,579 78,677 4,810 1,134 87 ,236 82 ,397 3 ,658 78 ,739 4 ,839 1 ,117 88 ,810 84 ,614 3 ,516 81 ,098 4 ,196 750 88,651 84,434 3,443 80,991 4,217 796 89,403 85,127 3,370 81,757 4,276 778 89,764 85,695 3,471 82,224 4,069 776 5.5 3.8 5.4 16.2 5.0 10.0 2.8 3.4 6.0 5.6 9.8 5 .. 1 4 ..8 103 5.5 3.9 5.5 15.4 5.0 10.0 2.8 3.5 6.0 5.6 10.3 5.1 4.5 109 4.7 3.0 4.9 14.4 4.1 9.3 2.1 2.9 5.3 4.7 9.6 3.8 3.3 131 4.8 3.1 4.9 14.3 4.2 8.7 2.1 3.0 5.2 4.7 4.5 2.9 4.4 13.9 4.1 8 2 2 5 4 9 rl26 4.8 3.1 4.8 14.4 4.2 9.4 2.1 2.9 5.1 4.8 9 ..9 4 .. 2 4 .. 1 cl21 17,872 8,749 2,233 6,890 18,012 8,857 2,335 6,799 20,856 10,256 2,811 7,789 21,206 10,441 2,865 7,899 21,346 10,592 2,738 8,016 Sept. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted.. ............. ............... .thousc 89,098 Civil ian labor f orce. ., .. • . . . . . . . . „,. „ . . „ _,._,„.. do= = •..-. 86,693 Employed, total.. .. o. . . „ . „„<-.. .». .» o .. ..„ . ..e..= ...=»«, do... 82^034 Agriculture. . . . . .. • . „ ....... . .. • . „ . ... „ ... ... „ ..0 „ .do. .3,658 . Nonagri cultural industries. ..»»»......„„...........do... 78,376 Unemployed. do... 4,658 Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted....,=„=.c....do 0 .. Employed, total * ........... . .. .. »<,.................. .do... Agriculture...................................„.„„.do... Nonagricultural industries.....«................„..do... Unemployed. ......................................... .do... Long-term, 15 weeks and over.....................do... Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over...................„„.....„ uo . Women, 20 year s and over .....„.„..................... Both sexes, 16-19 years White,... Negro and other races Married men.. „. ..............„..»..».„„............... Occupation: White-collar workers..................... Blue-collar workers. Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers.... Construction...................„„..„..„.„„ Manufacturing. Durable goods..................................... HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEAS. ADJUSTED INDEX........1967=100. FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month.................................mil. 3. Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks.............do.«» Loans to cooperatives ..do... Other loans and discounts............................do... r_/ Revised. oj E s t i m a t e s USCQMM—DC— 11,507 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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